Youth Unemployment Rate by Country
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
| Country Name |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
| Djibouti |
77.14% |
80.07% |
81.86% |
75.68% |
74.95% |
| Libya |
50.45% |
51.61% |
52.99% |
50.06% |
49.76% |
| South Africa |
49.83% |
49.86% |
43.50% |
47.41% |
43.76% |
| Eswatini |
48.25% |
51.21% |
53.35% |
47.79% |
47.60% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
43.82% |
45.45% |
46.79% |
42.60% |
41.81% |
| Botswana |
43.52% |
44.49% |
41.54% |
35.29% |
35.00% |
| Republic Of Congo |
42.09% |
46.07% |
47.29% |
42.92% |
43.71% |
| Jordan |
41.91% |
43.75% |
42.35% |
37.12% |
38.88% |
| Tunisia |
40.58% |
41.53% |
42.83% |
39.04% |
35.52% |
| Namibia |
38.97% |
40.59% |
41.60% |
38.27% |
37.99% |
| French Polynesia |
37.69% |
38.72% |
41.08% |
36.30% |
35.91% |
| Haiti |
37.04% |
38.35% |
39.53% |
35.28% |
34.89% |
| Gabon |
36.90% |
38.18% |
39.35% |
36.46% |
36.60% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
35.95% |
41.45% |
41.87% |
39.98% |
42.06% |
| Somalia |
34.66% |
35.71% |
36.02% |
33.92% |
33.78% |
| Sudan |
34.05% |
36.67% |
37.59% |
33.79% |
33.25% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
33.99% |
35.81% |
37.38% |
33.15% |
33.81% |
| Yemen |
33.05% |
34.38% |
34.76% |
32.44% |
32.66% |
| North Macedonia |
32.44% |
36.15% |
35.54% |
35.48% |
46.44% |
| New Caledonia |
32.33% |
38.99% |
46.14% |
32.42% |
40.00% |
| Algeria |
32.01% |
33.96% |
35.42% |
31.14% |
30.73% |
| Bosnia |
31.89% |
35.33% |
37.05% |
34.10% |
39.45% |
| Iraq |
31.76% |
35.60% |
34.38% |
29.33% |
27.19% |
| Greece |
31.15% |
35.29% |
33.71% |
34.72% |
39.96% |
| St. Lucia |
30.78% |
43.85% |
43.90% |
35.63% |
41.63% |
| Costa Rica |
30.74% |
39.27% |
40.16% |
31.28% |
25.13% |
| Georgia |
30.38% |
30.53% |
30.78% |
30.01% |
29.64% |
| Spain |
29.80% |
34.80% |
38.28% |
32.53% |
34.35% |
| Bhutan |
29.61% |
20.59% |
22.00% |
11.58% |
15.22% |
| Cabo Verde |
29.33% |
31.56% |
33.56% |
27.70% |
27.10% |
| Albania |
28.20% |
29.69% |
30.76% |
27.16% |
28.31% |
| Montenegro |
28.06% |
37.72% |
36.33% |
25.36% |
29.66% |
| Angola |
28.01% |
29.99% |
32.50% |
31.64% |
32.68% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
27.54% |
31.77% |
34.20% |
27.39% |
26.91% |
| Suriname |
26.60% |
27.28% |
28.39% |
24.38% |
24.74% |
| Barbados |
26.10% |
27.96% |
29.52% |
25.52% |
24.05% |
| Guyana |
25.48% |
29.70% |
31.35% |
27.01% |
26.16% |
| Uruguay |
25.28% |
31.67% |
33.93% |
28.14% |
26.54% |
| Lesotho |
25.16% |
27.29% |
27.86% |
25.11% |
24.79% |
| Bahamas |
25.14% |
27.45% |
29.97% |
24.28% |
24.24% |
| Sri Lanka |
24.74% |
23.50% |
25.33% |
20.38% |
20.49% |
| Mauritania |
24.28% |
25.15% |
25.60% |
23.43% |
22.32% |
| Serbia |
24.25% |
25.47% |
26.62% |
27.46% |
29.65% |
| Lebanon |
23.94% |
25.60% |
26.84% |
23.32% |
22.56% |
| Morocco |
23.84% |
26.04% |
27.45% |
23.30% |
23.22% |
| Italy |
23.72% |
29.71% |
29.38% |
29.17% |
32.20% |
| Iran |
22.83% |
23.73% |
23.71% |
25.96% |
27.54% |
| Romania |
22.59% |
21.00% |
17.32% |
16.77% |
16.30% |
| Rwanda |
22.17% |
23.27% |
15.92% |
16.01% |
16.21% |
| Mauritius |
21.76% |
24.85% |
24.76% |
22.07% |
24.20% |
| Sweden |
21.68% |
24.69% |
24.00% |
20.18% |
17.45% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
21.40% |
22.92% |
23.57% |
21.10% |
20.85% |
| Colombia |
21.04% |
24.80% |
27.27% |
20.69% |
19.49% |
| Brazil |
20.68% |
28.26% |
30.22% |
27.04% |
27.88% |
| Nepal |
20.52% |
22.75% |
23.80% |
19.88% |
19.83% |
| Samoa |
20.35% |
21.13% |
21.48% |
19.58% |
19.32% |
| Slovak Republic |
19.71% |
21.20% |
19.45% |
16.14% |
14.97% |
| Turkey |
19.25% |
22.38% |
24.69% |
24.80% |
19.80% |
| Armenia |
19.02% |
22.36% |
23.77% |
24.61% |
26.99% |
| Portugal |
19.00% |
23.42% |
22.55% |
18.26% |
20.28% |
| Argentina |
18.98% |
23.37% |
30.41% |
25.81% |
23.83% |
| Cyprus |
18.65% |
17.13% |
18.44% |
16.77% |
20.56% |
| South Sudan |
18.61% |
21.17% |
21.91% |
19.44% |
20.08% |
| Estonia |
18.40% |
16.64% |
17.80% |
11.05% |
11.84% |
| Chile |
18.30% |
20.46% |
24.45% |
19.53% |
18.04% |
| Croatia |
18.06% |
21.95% |
21.15% |
16.68% |
23.75% |
| Jamaica |
18.06% |
19.14% |
20.22% |
16.05% |
18.18% |
| Belize |
17.93% |
19.87% |
22.15% |
19.85% |
17.94% |
| Afghanistan |
17.84% |
16.51% |
16.05% |
15.78% |
16.55% |
| India |
17.83% |
20.87% |
24.59% |
22.85% |
25.94% |
| Luxembourg |
17.63% |
16.98% |
23.24% |
16.99% |
14.21% |
| France |
17.47% |
19.34% |
20.49% |
19.99% |
21.06% |
| Tajikistan |
16.91% |
18.26% |
17.47% |
15.34% |
15.49% |
| Brunei |
16.72% |
16.46% |
27.35% |
20.45% |
31.45% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
16.53% |
17.99% |
18.29% |
16.19% |
15.99% |
| Belgium |
16.44% |
18.21% |
15.33% |
14.27% |
15.77% |
| Fiji |
16.01% |
16.94% |
17.30% |
15.54% |
15.38% |
| Saudi Arabia |
16.00% |
19.77% |
27.51% |
24.81% |
29.49% |
| Egypt |
15.72% |
18.30% |
18.52% |
20.72% |
26.33% |
| Kuwait |
15.50% |
17.83% |
18.87% |
15.20% |
15.17% |
| Latvia |
15.27% |
14.77% |
14.86% |
12.42% |
12.19% |
| Maldives |
15.14% |
15.79% |
16.51% |
13.93% |
14.45% |
| China |
14.85% |
12.41% |
12.72% |
10.73% |
9.71% |
| Zimbabwe |
14.80% |
15.15% |
14.06% |
11.62% |
10.57% |
| Paraguay |
14.51% |
16.13% |
17.08% |
15.22% |
14.47% |
| Russia |
14.37% |
16.14% |
16.91% |
15.15% |
17.01% |
| Finland |
14.14% |
17.06% |
21.22% |
17.08% |
16.94% |
| Indonesia |
14.05% |
13.82% |
14.77% |
13.59% |
16.41% |
| Puerto Rico |
13.74% |
16.96% |
19.26% |
18.62% |
20.50% |
| Azerbaijan |
13.58% |
14.46% |
15.12% |
11.40% |
11.62% |
| Channel Islands |
13.35% |
15.63% |
15.86% |
13.80% |
14.03% |
| Guam |
13.22% |
14.00% |
14.88% |
12.85% |
12.89% |
| Dominican Republic |
12.89% |
16.91% |
14.83% |
15.58% |
14.88% |
| Bangladesh |
12.54% |
14.21% |
14.47% |
12.34% |
12.27% |
| Honduras |
12.45% |
14.34% |
16.91% |
10.46% |
10.46% |
| Kenya |
12.15% |
12.07% |
13.32% |
12.43% |
10.78% |
| Lithuania |
11.93% |
14.31% |
19.58% |
11.87% |
11.13% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
11.82% |
12.93% |
11.63% |
9.03% |
9.03% |
| Mongolia |
11.53% |
17.44% |
15.88% |
15.22% |
16.46% |
| Hong Kong |
11.03% |
12.77% |
15.55% |
8.54% |
8.75% |
| Vanuatu |
10.99% |
10.13% |
8.89% |
11.38% |
11.07% |
| Venezuela |
10.98% |
13.30% |
13.82% |
12.13% |
12.31% |
| Uzbekistan |
10.97% |
13.18% |
12.80% |
11.20% |
12.10% |
| Central African Republic |
10.90% |
11.84% |
11.85% |
10.60% |
10.51% |
| Comoros |
10.78% |
10.95% |
11.44% |
9.86% |
9.79% |
| Bulgaria |
10.77% |
15.85% |
14.21% |
8.90% |
12.69% |
| Poland |
10.65% |
11.92% |
10.81% |
9.86% |
11.76% |
| Denmark |
10.54% |
10.79% |
11.59% |
10.05% |
10.51% |
| United Kingdom |
10.51% |
12.77% |
13.44% |
11.04% |
11.19% |
| Hungary |
10.49% |
13.49% |
12.75% |
11.38% |
10.16% |
| Malaysia |
10.39% |
12.23% |
12.61% |
11.27% |
11.74% |
| Austria |
10.35% |
12.05% |
10.33% |
8.78% |
9.57% |
| Belarus |
10.27% |
10.49% |
12.08% |
10.24% |
10.69% |
| Eritrea |
10.26% |
11.25% |
11.36% |
10.21% |
10.20% |
| Slovenia |
10.14% |
12.84% |
14.20% |
8.13% |
8.87% |
| Myanmar |
10.02% |
12.34% |
4.96% |
1.32% |
1.85% |
| Ireland |
10.02% |
14.46% |
15.24% |
12.46% |
13.75% |
| Norway |
9.96% |
12.58% |
11.29% |
9.93% |
9.67% |
| UAE |
9.90% |
10.49% |
14.12% |
7.41% |
6.66% |
| Nicaragua |
9.70% |
11.22% |
11.42% |
10.07% |
9.68% |
| Pakistan |
9.69% |
11.03% |
10.55% |
9.57% |
7.84% |
| Togo |
9.51% |
10.43% |
10.53% |
9.36% |
9.32% |
| New Zealand |
9.33% |
10.46% |
12.45% |
11.32% |
11.86% |
| Turkmenistan |
8.99% |
10.27% |
10.14% |
8.35% |
8.41% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
8.78% |
9.85% |
10.19% |
8.70% |
8.73% |
| Iceland |
8.46% |
11.86% |
9.88% |
8.46% |
5.89% |
| Malta |
8.40% |
10.45% |
10.89% |
9.32% |
9.06% |
| Ecuador |
8.40% |
9.24% |
11.10% |
8.73% |
7.96% |
| Singapore |
8.38% |
10.12% |
10.60% |
7.66% |
8.61% |
| Burkina Faso |
8.25% |
8.66% |
8.69% |
7.81% |
7.78% |
| Australia |
8.23% |
11.23% |
14.20% |
11.75% |
11.79% |
| Zambia |
8.21% |
9.35% |
11.02% |
10.33% |
8.73% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
8.18% |
8.22% |
8.41% |
8.92% |
7.18% |
| Peru |
8.04% |
9.56% |
12.64% |
7.38% |
8.33% |
| Mozambique |
7.99% |
8.67% |
8.65% |
7.76% |
7.67% |
| Netherlands |
7.90% |
9.57% |
9.13% |
6.75% |
7.17% |
| Switzerland |
7.50% |
8.83% |
8.60% |
7.99% |
7.93% |
| El Salvador |
7.49% |
9.84% |
11.10% |
9.61% |
9.30% |
| Guinea |
7.47% |
8.04% |
8.34% |
6.99% |
6.63% |
| North Korea |
7.23% |
7.78% |
7.94% |
6.67% |
6.93% |
| Macao |
7.22% |
6.35% |
7.71% |
4.66% |
5.07% |
| Philippines |
7.19% |
8.49% |
7.05% |
6.78% |
6.70% |
| Oman |
7.12% |
9.17% |
13.55% |
9.02% |
7.80% |
| Tonga |
7.03% |
6.33% |
7.89% |
6.40% |
6.68% |
| Malawi |
6.83% |
7.56% |
7.74% |
6.68% |
6.77% |
| Nigeria |
6.82% |
9.94% |
12.51% |
12.59% |
12.42% |
| Czech Republic |
6.75% |
8.13% |
7.95% |
5.64% |
6.72% |
| Israel |
6.73% |
7.65% |
7.65% |
6.52% |
7.05% |
| South Korea |
6.65% |
8.06% |
10.14% |
9.84% |
10.10% |
| Cameroon |
6.61% |
7.09% |
7.15% |
6.43% |
6.38% |
| Ghana |
6.60% |
6.67% |
6.72% |
6.09% |
6.19% |
| Mexico |
6.52% |
7.87% |
8.10% |
7.22% |
6.85% |
| Lao PDR |
6.32% |
6.64% |
6.75% |
5.95% |
5.86% |
| Guatemala |
6.28% |
3.80% |
5.06% |
4.47% |
4.69% |
| Bolivia |
6.27% |
8.45% |
15.38% |
6.98% |
6.75% |
| Germany |
5.96% |
7.03% |
7.13% |
5.77% |
6.18% |
| Vietnam |
5.92% |
6.81% |
6.42% |
5.50% |
4.51% |
| Bahrain |
5.89% |
6.64% |
6.55% |
5.67% |
5.58% |
| Ethiopia |
5.47% |
6.13% |
6.12% |
4.62% |
4.41% |
| Thailand |
5.39% |
5.96% |
5.31% |
4.34% |
4.14% |
| Papua New Guinea |
4.93% |
5.45% |
5.44% |
4.84% |
4.81% |
| Uganda |
4.61% |
5.21% |
5.81% |
4.89% |
5.24% |
| Japan |
4.42% |
4.63% |
4.68% |
3.94% |
3.67% |
| Senegal |
4.21% |
4.60% |
4.72% |
4.05% |
5.96% |
| Mali |
4.20% |
3.84% |
6.74% |
4.10% |
2.34% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4.09% |
4.62% |
4.70% |
4.07% |
4.05% |
| Timor-Leste |
3.93% |
4.75% |
6.63% |
7.77% |
9.57% |
| Benin |
3.93% |
4.34% |
4.32% |
3.74% |
3.87% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.82% |
4.19% |
3.77% |
3.79% |
3.79% |
| Sierra Leone |
3.63% |
3.96% |
4.05% |
3.58% |
3.57% |
| Madagascar |
3.60% |
4.10% |
4.13% |
3.36% |
3.35% |
| Tanzania |
3.48% |
3.81% |
3.81% |
3.46% |
3.49% |
| Cuba |
3.09% |
3.18% |
3.17% |
3.03% |
4.25% |
| Solomon Islands |
3.07% |
1.42% |
1.46% |
1.28% |
1.27% |
| Moldova |
2.82% |
1.78% |
4.01% |
3.23% |
3.19% |
| Liberia |
2.29% |
2.83% |
2.84% |
2.29% |
2.29% |
| Burundi |
1.71% |
1.77% |
1.69% |
1.74% |
1.99% |
| Chad |
1.49% |
1.97% |
1.81% |
1.48% |
1.50% |
| Cambodia |
0.78% |
0.88% |
0.50% |
0.40% |
0.39% |
| Niger |
0.70% |
0.88% |
0.78% |
0.68% |
0.68% |
| Qatar |
0.61% |
0.77% |
0.49% |
0.30% |
0.31% |
| Ukraine |
0.00% |
19.11% |
19.33% |
15.44% |
17.93% |
